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1956réf. 298140Brussels: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions 1956. Pamphlet. 48 wraps toned corners bumped minor creasing else good condition 6.25x9.5 inches. International Confederation of Free Trade Unions unknown books
1904réf. 70367Spokane WA: Inland Printing Co. Printers and Blank Book Makers 1904. Brown illustrated paper wrappers folded to 19 x 11.5 cm. 16pp. numerous photo illustrations and including a post card unused to send for more information still intact. A promotional for Spokane which asks the question on an internal flap: "Why not live in a fine climate and enjoy life You will be a long time dead. Inland Printing Co., Printers and Blank Book Makers unknown books
1967réf. 1368373U.S. Government Printing Office 1967. Condition: Poster is Very Good. 50" x 58" 1368373. Special Collections. U.S. Government Printing Office unknown books
1978réf. 72761Washington: GPO 1978. Paperback. Very Good. iv 160p. Wrapper. 27cm. GPO paperback books
1976réf. 8348gcsJensen Beach Florida: Jensen Beach Chamber of Commerce 1976. Octavo color-illustrated self-wrappers stapled 64 pp. Color photographs black & white photographs advertisements. Very Good. Jensen Beach Chamber of Commerce, 1976. unknown books
1806réf. 30424Baltimore: Warner & Hanna 1806. Fraught Anglo-American Relations Prior to 1812 This petition one of many from various merchant organizations lobbies the President of the United States and Congress to defend American commerce with Europe in light of British violation of the "neutral rights" occasioned by the early years of the Napoleonic wars. Baltimore merchants were a hotbed of organization for various American subversive enterprises in Latin America and the Caribbean. Dbd. Light uniform browning old library stamp at head of titlepage. Very good. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 10854. KRESS 5070. SABIN 3045. unknown books
1825réf. 38259New York: Corrected and published by Edmund M. Blunt 1825. First edition under this title of this perennially popular and relied-upon guide for figuring the weight of packages and casks based on their depth and breadth. The work was originally published in 1816 but was found to be so full of errors that it was republished in this "corrected" edition under a new title in 1825. Blunt was also the publisher of the essential navigation guide THE AMERICAN COAST PILOT. 4196pp. plus 20pp. of advertisements. Tall narrow octavo. Contemporary calf gilt morocco label. Hinges cracked boards worn. Tanned scattered foxing. Fair. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 19773. hardcover books
1910réf. 47274Grand Rapids MI: Alabastine Company 1910. Very Good . Grand Rapids MI: Alabastine Company ca. 1910 Small octavo 15cm; side-stapled pamphlet in illustrated card wrappers; 24pp.; illus. throughout with color samples to pp. 20 and 22 offsetting. A Very Good or better example. Rear wrapper states that Alabastine paint can be purchased at Smith's Drug Store in Winamac Indiana. A funny little catalog which poses the question "Are you good looking" or have your walls overpowered you in your own home Essential reading for the image-minded homemaker who wants to look incredible in her "reddish tan dining room" painted with Alabastine products. Alabastine Company unknown books
1913réf. 8101Philadelphia; Chicago: Abram Cox Stove Co 1913. Tall octavo 20.4 x 11.4 cm. 80 pages. Illustrated. Index. Printed throughout in black and pale blue. FIRST EDITION. A combination trade catalogue and cookbook produced by Philadelphia's Abram Cox Stove Company. Includes Bills of Fare for winter and summer dinners and advice on setting the table. The recipes are uncredited. The rear of the book includes an envelope pasted down and printed with "Use this pocket for clippings". ~ Internally clean and sound. In publisher's cream-colored oilcloth boards printed in navy blue. Some light adhesion to oilcloth corners slightly rubbed otherwise fine. Scarce. OCLC locates six copies. Abram Cox Stove Co hardcover books
1935réf. 56552Bridgeport CT: Parker Gun Works Remington Arms Co. 1935. Trade catalogue issued shortly after Parker was purchased by Remington Arms. Oblong 4to. 34 1 pp. Describes the company's shotguns most illustrated in the descriptive text; also includes recommendations and specifications. Illustrated from photographs line drawings. Recorded on OCLC but without locations. Original claret stamped tan spiral-bound wrappers. Very good. 2855. Parker Gun Works, Remington Arms Co.) unknown books
1927réf. 70728Omaha NE 1927. 7 by 11.2 cm. Printed on light brown stiff card stock with an illustration of the hotel flags flying from the roof. This is the earlier hotel built by the Kitchen brothers not the Art Deco one now standing. unknown books
1929réf. 262849Baltimore: Baltimore Association of Commerce 1929. First. paperback. very good-. folding map photo Illus. 66pp. 8vo pr. wrs. wrappers sunned near spine two small tears to wrappers. Baltimore: Export and Import Bureau Baltimore Association of Commerce 1929. Contains extensive survey of the port and its activities along with many economic statistics. Baltimore Association of Commerce unknown books
1930réf. 303037Amsterdam: International Federation of Trade Unions 1930. Paperback. 116p. wraps slightly soiled some creasing of corners in text else good condition 5x7.5 inches. International Federation of Trade Unions paperback books
1849réf. 88888Boston: Published by the Family 1849. First Edition. First printing. Octavo. Contemporary full gilt-tooled morocco; all edges gilt; 1462pp; engraved frontispiece portrait Edward Rawson and one portrait plate Rebecca Rawson. Binding rubbed at spine and board edges; small loss to leather at crown; scattered foxing somewhat heavier to frontispiece and portrait else a tight Good or better copy. One modern manuscript leaf with added genealogical information laid in by a previous owner. Early ownership signature "E.D. Baird" to front endpaper. Uncommon first edition in what would appear to be a presentation binding of this detailed genealogy which includes a brief 12-pp biography of Edward Rawson first Secretary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. An enlarged second edition was issued in 1875. SABIN 68019. Published by the Family unknown books
1880réf. 57441Boston MA: G.W. Simmons & Son 1880. Advertising circular. Broadside 14 x 8 1/2 inches. An advertisement featuring a 'heliotype" from a camp-scene line-drawing of two well-attired hunters and a fisherman their day's bag and an African-American attendant all standing by their tent behind them a lake full of ducks and Simmons decoys. The lower two-thirds of the broadside advertises the company's suits with W.H.H. Murray testimonial quoted tents and decoys. Moderate soiling several tiny splits at folds a good copy. Folded as for mailing. #4281. G.W. Simmons & Son unknown books
1960réf. 6557Price: Castle Country 1960. Single sheet 46 cm x 30 cm /18" x 12" printed on both sides and folding to pamphlet size 23 Cm x 10 cm / 9" x 4" Folds as issued. Better than very good. Promotional item to tout the history and the recreational opportunities of the Swell. "The San Rafael has some spectacular scenery that is accessible on gravel roads. the Wedge Overlook gives you a good vantage point over the little Grand Canyon the San Rafael River and Window Blind Peak. Further south you can explore Sinbad Black Dragon Canyon or the Muddy River. Castle Country unknown books
réf. 4929AMERICAN IRON TRADE THE STATE OF THE TRADE AND MANUFACTORY OF IRON IN GREAT-BRITAIN CONSIDERED. London: 1750. 8vo. Disbound. 15 pages. First edition. Sabin 90633; Kress S-1991; Goldsmiths' Library 8504. An interesting anonymous tract largely about the trade in iron from the American colonies. Rare. Kress only records a photo copy. 4929. unknown books
1947réf. 1300Mount Holly Chamber of Commerce 1947. MOUNT HOLLY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THE STORY OF MOUNT HOLLY NEW JERSEY. Illustrated. Mount Holly NJ: Mount Holly Chamber of Commerce 1947. Small 8vo. printed wraps; 46 pages. First Edition- not a reproduction. A scarce book published by the local Chamber of Commerce to present an accurate and honest description of Mount Holly as a place to work and live. Very Good contents clean & tight. $125.00. Mount Holly Chamber of Commerce unknown books
1894réf. 43553n.p.: Hartman & Cadick 1894. First editions. Self wrappers. Good to very good. 8 pp. 8 pp. 8 pp. 8vo. The mid-term elections of 1884 were a disaster for the Democrats led by Grover Cleveland. Republicans and Populists in large part due to the efforts of Joseph Weeks Babcock 1850-1909 a Republican Congressman from Wisconsin who helped organize the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee in 1893 and was a major force in routing the Democrats in the 1894 House elections which cost the Democrats 113 of their 218 seats. They are most likely printed by Hartman & Cadick Republican printers. All follow the same format of quoting leading figures and using bold face type. 1: Caption title "If the Laboring Class be to Perish I Say the Whole Nation." A the head of the title: No. 1 - From the Congressional Record. The caption title is from the English Reformer William Cobbett followed by "You cannot reduce the laborer to a state of starvation and degradation without also destroying national prosperity" a quote from Joseph Norton Dolph 1835-1897 Senator from Oregon from one of his many speeches quoted here. OCLC locates only a single copy at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center. A very good copy docketed on front wrapper mail fold. 2: Caption title "The industrial side of the tariff controversy must not be overlooked. The four millions of people who work in our factory system are the most potent factors outside of agriculture in our civilization." - Hon. J. W. Babcock Wisconsin. A the head of the title: Record No. 3. Apparently unrecorded. We could find no copies in OCLC NUC or other reference sources. Chip to front wrapper else very good with docketing stamp. 3: Caption title "When you Rob the Laboring Men of their Employment you Rob the Farmers of their Customers." The quote from the caption title belongs to Charles Curtis 1860-1936 Republican from Kansas who would go on to become Hoover's Vice President. OCLC locates one copy at the Western Reserve Historical Society Library. A good copy browned some minor chipping docketing stamp on front wrapper. [Hartman & Cadick?] unknown books
1908réf. 3211Rome N.Y. 1908. Ten trade catalogues. Items mostly uniform in size ~ 19 x 12.5 cm. though page count does vary from 14 to 155. Each catalogue contains an index. Each catalogue is illustrated and most include select full-color images. Including the Erie Can Company’s there are four general catalogues that cover a broad range of products; three catalogues are specific to syrup cans; and the remainder feature one specific type of product or another. ~ Incorporated in 1901 the American Can Company was a member of the “Tin Can Trust” that controlled a large percentage of the tin market. In 1913 the U.S. Government sued the company on the grounds of monopoly. The individual catalogues: 1. American Can Company. American Steel Lead Kegs. New York: American Can Company circa 1908. 24 pages. Steel kegs for lead manufacturers and lead users; features product descriptions for five unique kegs and over 25 testimonials from consumers across the country. Illustrated cover. Cream wrappers with black/red text bound with red ribbon and staple. Slight discoloration and creasing otherwise very good; 2. Tin Galvanized and Japanned Ware; Catalogue No. 16. No date. 147 pages plus index. Features Canco trademarked products also manufactured by American Can Company. In total over 275 unique products featured. Gray wrappers with embossed type. Rounded edges. Slight bumping to spine otherwise fine condition; 3. Tin Galvanized and Japanned Ware; Catalogue No. 17. No date. 155 pages plus index interleaved with graph paper. Very nearly same content as #16 but this edition is interleaved with graph paper presumably for consumers to mark their notes. Bound in black vinyl with gold print. Rounded edges. “E. Hoffman” printed on the cover. Edges of cover chipping but text is in fine condition; 4. Tin Galvanized and Japanned Ware; Catalogue No. 18. No date. 123 pages interleaved with graph paper. Same as #17 with variations in featured products. Bound in blue vinyl cover has white paint stain and printed name is scratched out. Otherwise very good; 5. Druggists’ Tinware; Catalogue No. 21. No date. 98 pages. Illustrated throughout with select full-color images. Has ninety-nine unique products for druggists: arnica salve boxes cosmoline cans insect powder guns tooth powder boxes herb cans and more. Gray wrappers with green and gray text company name embossed on front cover and monogram embossed on back. Some pencil marks and slight discoloration on wrappers text in fine condition; 6. American Can Company. Syrup Cans; Catalogue 43. No date.15 pages. Illustrated throughout. Indexed catalogue of cans for syrups. Features twelve unique cans in variety of sizes and shapes. Light gray wrapper with red and black print. Interior text has some water staining; 7. American Can Company. Syrup Cans; Catalogue 45. No date.14 pages. Almost identical to #43 in form condition and content. Illustrations vary just slightly and this catalogue does not feature the “‘Chelco’” Metal Swing Seal” thus features just eleven products; 8. Syrup Cans; Catalogue 47. No date. 14 pages. Same as #45; 9. Seamless and Pieced Boxes Hinged Slip and Sliding Covers; Catalogue No. 56. No date.37 pages. Thirty-eight seamless and pieced boxes in oblong square and miscellaneous shapes with slip hinge or sliding covers. Also highlights location of manufacturer: Brooklyn Richmond Philadelphia Boston Chicago St. Louis. Gray wrappers with green and black text pencil marks on back cover; water stains throughout; 10. Erie Can Company. Illustrated Catalogue Sheet Metal Specialties including Tea Coffee and Spice Cabinets Cans and Caddies and Sample Room Goods Etc. Chicago: Erie Can Company no date. 27 pages. Features thirty-three unique products from painters pots and brush safes to display cabinets and coffee caddies. In cream wrappers with some discoloration and slight edge chipping. Text slightly discolored by staple binding. As a collection overall condition is very good. unknown books
1970réf. 145884Los Angeles: Trade Unionists for Peace 1970. Single 8.5x11 inch sheet mimeographed on one side very good. Invitation to a meeting to discuss the impact of the Vietnam War and Nixon's policies on workers. Also included is a second similar handbill dated March 2 1970. Trade Unionists for Peace unknown books
1860réf. 27356Boston: Committee of the Boston Board of Trade on Immigration 1860. First edition. Removed. A very good clean bright copy with mail folds. Unpaged 1 pp. Sm. 4to. A letter from the Committee of the Boston Board of Trade on immigration informing its members that it has a "favorable opportunity of supplying employers in all branches of manufactures trade agriculture mining domestic services etc. with such help as they require. of a superior class of skilled labor from Great Britain." Committee of the Boston Board of Trade on Immigration unknown books
réf. 2424New York: 1928. Original tri-fold wrappers. The company manufactured quality metalwork for home interiors and exteriors publishing interesting catalogs from their location at 119 East 57th Street N. Y. City. A fine copy. Todhunter Inc. featured a wide variety of styles but favored traditional motifs as well as items with a decided Arts and Crafts influence. paperback books
1978réf. 3619bdTallahassee: Florida Department of Commerce Division of Tourism 1978. Quarto stiff illustrated wrappers spiral bound 41 leaves. Photos. Very Good. Florida Department of Commerce, Division of Tourism, 1978. unknown books
1930réf. 42850Leicester UK: Cascelloid 1930. Very good . Beautifully-produced trade catalogue from the Cascelloid "Palitoy" company displaying a wide range of baby dolls and other toys. Several uncomfortable designs of black children with pitch-dark skin date this catalogue at roughly the 1930s when the Cascelloid company was dubbed the "House of Constant Progress" by the industry press for its material innovations with the plastics Bexoid and Plastex. One page features a celluoid model by the noted designer Mary Lucie Attwell a doll named "Diddums." The catalogue also displays the company's offerings of animal dolls die-cast trucks pool toys golf and ping-pong sets rattles pinwheels and more. Needless to say color photography was not the norm at this time and this catalogue comprises a beautiful set of vivid and sharp photographic prints. A truly exceptional example unlike anything we've seen: simultaneously surreal and nostalgic. Oblong 4to. album. Blue leather-covered boards. Contains 29 color photographs all 9" by 6.5" approx. mounted on rectos one each of light-gray cardboard leaves. About very good plus overall. Moderate rubbing and edgewear to boards. Several pages display mild soiling and offsetting from photos. Prints just a bit yellowed but remain sharp vivid and clean. [Cascelloid] unknown books